foxfrc5
Well-Known Member
Re: late e39 520: a good buy?
Depending on your driving style, it could be anywhere between 15,000 to 25,000 km before cycle completes, so Inspection II can due anywhere from around 70,000 to over 100,000 km.
Having said that, if like me, your annual mileage is relatively low, you may want to book a service once a year so that filters and fluids get changed. If so, the oilservices and Inspections will come around much faster.
There's also a time-based indicator for brake fluid, which shows up as a little clock icon next to the service indicator bars.
The scope of work for the Inspection services are more or less as listed here (note that the mileage is in miles, so multiply by 1.6 times to get km equivalent):
http://www.bimmerzone.com/inspection.htm
In reply to one of your previous posts re the service indicator, starting from the left to right, there are five green bars, one orange and one red. When it's reset after a servicing, all of them are lit, and they extinguish one by one from left to right as the miles pile on. Once all five green bars go out and the orange one appears, BMW advises you to book a service. If the orange one goes out and only the red one is left, then the car is due immediately for service.funcar62 said:For all you e39 owners out there, can you guys share:
1. Have you done inspection II yet? at what mileage?
2. During the inspection II, were there recommendations made by PML or other workshop for major change of parts?
Depending on your driving style, it could be anywhere between 15,000 to 25,000 km before cycle completes, so Inspection II can due anywhere from around 70,000 to over 100,000 km.
Having said that, if like me, your annual mileage is relatively low, you may want to book a service once a year so that filters and fluids get changed. If so, the oilservices and Inspections will come around much faster.
There's also a time-based indicator for brake fluid, which shows up as a little clock icon next to the service indicator bars.
The scope of work for the Inspection services are more or less as listed here (note that the mileage is in miles, so multiply by 1.6 times to get km equivalent):
http://www.bimmerzone.com/inspection.htm